File No. 6924/3–4.
Minister Peirce to
the Secretary of State.
[Extract.]
American Legation,
Christiania, November 6,
1907.
No. 85.]
Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith a
copy and translation of a note, just received, from the minister of
foreign affairs, informing me that the Governments of Norway, France,
and Great Britain have, on November 2, signed a declaration concerning
the abrogation, as regards Norway, of the treaty of November 21, 1855,
between the United Kingdoms of Norway and Sweden and France and Great
Britain, guaranteeing the integrity of the Scandinavian Peninsula, and
that immediately thereafter a treaty concerning the integrity of Norway
was signed by Mr. Lövland, on the part of this Government, together with
the diplomatic representatives of Germany, France, Great Britain, and
Russia, who were duly authorized by their respective Governments to that
end.
The minister informs me further that, Norway having made the reservation
that the treaty shall be submitted to the Storting before ratification,
the text of neither the declaration of abrogation nor of the treaty
shall be published until after ratification.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure.—Translation.]
The Minister for Foreign
Affairs to Minister Pierce.
Foreign Office,
Christiania, November 4, 1907.
Mr. Minister: I have the honor to inform
you that upon the 2d of this month, the undersigned, together with
the minister of France and the British
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chargé d’affaires at Christiania, duly
authorized by their respective Governments, have signed a
declaration concerning the abrogation, as regards Norway, France,
and Great Britain, of the treaty concluded by Norway and Sweden with
France and Great Britain, concerning the integrity of the United
Kingdoms of Norway and Sweden and signed at Stockholm November 21,
1855.
Immediately after the signature of that declaration, a treaty
concerning the integrity of Norway was signed by the undersigned and
the diplomatic representatives of Germany, France, Great Britain,
and Russia, duly authorized to that effect.
Norway having made the reservation of submitting the treaty to the
Storting before its ratification, it has been agreed not to publish
the text of the declaration and of the treaty before the
ratification of the latter.
Please to accept, etc.,
